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whakawharara

1. (verb) (-tia) to cause to lean, make incline.

Kia toru, kia whā rānei, ngā pou mō te puke kotahi, poua ki waho tonu o ngā pihi e tupu ake ana, kia hōhonu rawa kei hinga i te hau; ko runga o ngā pou me whakawharara kia iti nei ki waho (TWMNT 3/7/1876:52). / Three or even four poles for each mound are fixed in the ground on the outside of the growing shoots and they should be deep lest they fall over in the wind, and the tops of the poles should be made to incline slightly outwards.

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